Car-replacer.



N o 849,313. PATBNTED APR. 2, 1907. E. H. BEST.

'GAR REPLAUER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZB, 1906.

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GAR REPLAGER.

APPLIOATIQN FILED JUNE 28, 1906.

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EDWARD H. BEST, OF ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTHTO B. M. O. TOOTHE, AND ONE-HALF TO E. BEST, BOTH OF LONDON, CANADA.

CAR-REPLACER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

L-atented April 2, 1907.

Application filed June 28,1906. Serial No. 323,852.

1'0 all lull/0777, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HENRY BEST, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at St. Thomas, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOar-Replacers and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for replacing derailedcars, locomotives, and the like upon their track-rails.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the constructionand operation of devices of this character, and thereby render the samemore efficient and durable and less expensive.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of arailway-track, showing my improved car-replacers applied thereto. Fig. 2is a vertical transverse sectional view through the same, taken on theplane indicated by the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspectiveviews of the two members of the improved device, and Fig. 5 is avertical longitudinal sectional view through the replacer member whichextends along the outside of the track-rail.

The device comprises two members 1 2, which are adapted to be placed,respectively, along the inner and outer sides of two trackrails 3, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, and to be supported upon the crossties 4. Thesemembers may be cast, stamped, or otherwise formed, and each comprises abody of segmental form, the sides 5 of said body being inclinedoutwardly and downwardly, and the top 6 being inclined downwardly fromits center to its two ends.

Upon the top of the inside member 1 is formed adjacent to one sidetapered ribs 7- 8, which extend from the ends of the member 1 upwardlyto a recess or depression 9, which is preferably formed in the top 6 andside 5 of said member at its center, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thetapered inner ends of these longitudinally-aiming ribs 7 8 are cut awayto form seats 10 for the end of a pivoted switch or guide point 11. Thelatter is in the form of a block, which has at one end a tapered portion12 to engage one of the seats 10 and at its opposite end a circularportion 13, which is concentrically pivoted by a bolt or the like 14 ina similar-shaped recess or depression 16, formed in the center of thetop of a guide-rib 17. The latter is formed upon the top of the member1, adjacent to one of its sides, and has its inner face or wall 18curved, as shown, for the purpose of guiding a car-wheel, as presentlyexplained.

The outside member 2 has formed upon its top longitudinally-aliningcentrally-disposed ribs 19 20, which have their lower ends taperedslightly and their upper ends formed with vertically-extending groovesor channels 21. The latter open into an opening 22, formed in the top 6of the member 2 and adapted to receive a roller 23. The latter may be ofany suitable form and construc tion; but as shown in the drawings it issolid and bored to receive an axle 24, upon which it rotates. This axlehas its ends projecting into the vertical grooves 21, and it isprevented from turning therein by keys 25, provided upon its end andadapted to enter notches or seats 26, formed in the bottoms of thegrooves 21. Bolts or the like 27 may be passed through the grooved endsof the ribs 19, above the axle 2-1, for the purpose of retaining itsends in said grooves. The body of the member 2 is preferablystrengthened by transverse bracing-webs 28, arranged between the sidewalls 5 at points adjacent to the ends of the opening 22; but, ifdesired, other braces may be provided both in the member 2 and in themember 1.

I11 using the device the two members are placed alongside of thetrack-rails, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and they are prevented fromslipping upon the cross-ties by spurs 29, formed upon the bottom edgesof their sides 5. It will be seen that as the tread of one of thecar-wheels rides upwardly upon the rib 7 its flange will engage thecurved face 18 of the guide-rib 17 and be deflected thereby inwardlyuntil the flange of said wheel strikes the pivoted switch or guide point11. The latter if not already pointed in the direction in'which the caris moving will be swung in such direction until its end engages the seat10 upon the rib S and causes it to direct the wheel toward and upon thetrack-rail, along the inner side of which the member 1 is disposed. Thetread of the wheel upon the opposite side of the car rides up the rib 19and onto the roller 23, which latter owing to the weight of the car willrotate inwardly and cause the car to move laterally and the wheel toengage the track-rail along which the member 2 extends. The sides 5 ofthe bodies of the two members are inclined sufficiently to permit theflanges on the car-wheels to pass between them and the heads of thetrack-rails when they are in their positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Theguide-rib 17 upon the member 1 is of greater height than the ribs 7 8.In the event of a wheel without a flange mounting the rib 7 theguide-rib 17 will be high enough to obstruct or engage it and force itonto the track-rril. By providing the pivoted guide point or block 11,so that it may be swung to form a continuation of either end of theguide-rib 17, it will be seen that the member 1 may be madecomparatively short and at the same time have the necessary lead.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to theprecise showing herein set forth, since various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the princi'ple or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A -carreplacer comprising a pair of members, each provided with abody having outwardly and downwardly inclined sides and a top inclineddownwardly from its center to its ends, ribs upon the tops of saidmembers to receive the treads of carwheels, and means upon said membersfor directing the car-wheels from said ribs and onto the track-rails.

2. A car-replacer comprising a pair of members, each provided with abody having outwardly and downwardly inclined sides and a top inclineddownwardly from its center to its ends, ribs upon the tops of saidmembers to receive the treads of car-wheels,

and movable devices upon the tops of said members for deflecting thecar-wheels from said ribs and onto the track-rails.

3. A car-replacer comprising a pair of members, each provided with abody having outwardly and downwardly inclined sides and a top inclineddownwardly from its center to its ends, ribs upon the tops of saidmembers to receive the treads of car-wheels,

one of said members having a deflecting or guiding roller at its upperand inner end and the other of said members having a guiderib, and amovable element to form a continuation of said guiderib.

1. A car-replacer comprising a pair of members, each provided with abody having outwardly and downwardly inclined sides and a top inclineddownwardly from its center to its ends, ribs upon the tops of saidmembers to receive the treads of car-wheels, one of said members havinga deflecting or guiding roller at the upper and inner end of its rib andthe other of said members having a guide-rib, and a deflecting-pointpivoted upon said guide-rib and adapted to be swung into engagement witheither of the treadengaging ribs on said member, substantially as shownand described.

5. A car-replacer comprising a body having outwardly and downwardlyinclined sides and a top inclined downwardly from its center to its endsand formed with acentral opening, longitudinally-tapered ribs extendinglongitudinally and disposed centrally upon the top of said body at itsopposite ends, said ribs terminating at the ends of said opening in thetop of the body and formed with vertical grooves, and a roller disposedin the opening in the top of said body and having trunnions to entersaid grooves, substantially as described.

6. A car-replacer comprising a body having outwardly and downwardlyinclined sides, a top inclined downwardly from its center to its endsand having a depression or cavity at its center and upon one side,longitudinally-extending ribs upon the top of said body adapted toreceive the treads of carwheels and formed with seats at their innerends, a guide-rib upon the opposite side of the top of said body, and adeflecting-point pivoted in a' recess in said guide-rib and adapted tobe swung into engagement with either of the seats of said tread-engagingribs, substantially as described.

7. In a car-replacer, a body having its top inclined downwardly from itscenter to its ends, ribs upon said body to engage the treads ofcar-wheels, a guide-rib upon said body, and a swinging deflector-pointmounted to engage either 01" said tread-engaging ribs and to form acontinuation of said guiderib.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDWARD H. BEST. lVitnesses R. M. C. TOOTI-IE, E. BEsT.

